If Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls had made that suggestion to me when I was a car-crazy teenager, I would have thought you were out of your mind. Not always, but in a snowstorm, or when more than one other person wants to ride with you, it is. As a matter of fact, nine times out of ten, the sedan will be as good or better for what we really use our cars for; going to the beer store, soccer practice, stuck in traffic. Recently, I have come to some similar and long overdue conclusions about technology.

No more running Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls to discount component retailers or Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls memory out of the back door of a pharmacy in Chinatown. Building a machine for pure performance and using it like that is, well, like using your Porsche to go to the beer store, soccer practice and of course, sitting in traffic… So, I have parked the Porsche, and I have purchased my first brand-name computer for my personal use since my old Apple IIc over 20 years ago.

Yes, I let someone else build my computer. And how much more conservative can you go than a venerable Toshiba Satellite?

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Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls Satellite M60 Specs as Purchased: Having previously had the use of a laptop for a business I was involved in a humble Acer TravelMate LciI began to get over my fear of mass produced machines, and the benefits of computing on the move started to grow on me. When I sold back my interest in that business venture this spring, I turned over the Acer and immediately began to miss it. I was convinced I needed a simple little four-door sedan of a laptop. It was lighter and more powerful than the TravelMate, and had all the battery life, memory and hard disc space I would ever need.

However, when I returned to actually buy, I began Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls rethink what I wanted to use the machine for.

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The keyboard and screen were getting pretty small for day-to-day general use. Weight is still a factor for me, as I often walk or take the bus to work when I can.

This means that 6. Looking at the 10 pound Toshiba P30 had me previously convinced that a desktop replacement type machine was not going to be an option. While browsing for ideas, Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls heavily discounted Qosimo F10 caught my attention in the store, and sitting next to it was a machine I had never seen or heard of, but would wind up buying: Impressive keyboard view larger image To be honest, the thing that appealed to me most about the M60 was the key keyboard.

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A discrete GPU and memory is always a bonus. Construction looked good, and a 7.

Further poking and prodding and a quick trip home to check out info or reviews none on the net had me sold. Appearance and Construction When it comes to design and build quality, the Toshiba Satellite M60 has, quite literally a split personality.

No, unlike those icons, the M60 looks quite different open and closed, and varies in apparent build quality top vs. Closed, the M60 is very unassuming view larger image Closed, the M60 Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls pretty uninspired from a design point of view. This is a shame, because the lines are actually quite pretty, but they are disguised by the black plastic body of the machine, and the drab grey of the cover moulding.

Save your money and take the no-cost blue or order the orange. Pressing on the Toshiba logo with the machine closed will allow about a inch dip to be formed. A hefty curved lip along the top and bottom of the screen limits flex and deflection in the screen assembly itself, however, which Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls reassuring. Unlike the top, the rest of this machine is pretty flex free, especially given its width. The hinges are nice and tight, and the locking mechanism has a reassuringly beefy action.

As mentioned earlier, the computer is a fairly reasonable 7.

Be warned of two things though. The offset keyboard can make balancing it a chore, and be prepared for intermittent blasts of hot air on your right kneecap when the CPU needs to exhale.

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Otherwise, the machine stays reasonably cool and quiet, with no risk of slow cooking your legs Crock-Pot style. The keyboard is generous in size and has a nice, snappy electric typewriter feel to it.

The right hand shift key could be bigger, though. A somewhat stingy helping of Toshiba Satellite M60 Controls USB ports is further hampered by sticking two of them in the middle of the back of the box and only one on the right. Who plugs anything but power and monitor into the back of their machine anymore?